Opening Keynote: Beyond Technical Skills: Supporting the Whole Student in Workforce Transitions

Technical training helps a student get the job, but emotional intelligence and mental health support help them keep it. This session explores the High Schools of the Future pilot program, a unique collaboration with Bank of America and the Liberty Science Center that reimagines workforce readiness.

Former program director Kara Mann will share the program's three-year arc: starting with junior/senior year skills training and culminating in a "supported employment" year. Learn why they integrated access to therapy and ongoing professional development into the onboarding process to ease the transition shock many graduates face.